LATE LOCALS,
An unusual discovery was made by the crew of the Government fisheries launch Nora last weekLhA'.!g,n«-Lci£i-Ho - - 'lrfie ’"SaWltf Gulf 7 Whip • the men were scrambling over the rocks at low water a huge dead rat was found with its tail firmly imprisoned in an oyster shell, Evidently the rat had come, down from the side of the hill in search of food, ■ In frantic ei c forts to escape drowning by the risin' r tide it had partially nibbled through its tail. * i Umbrellas found in tramway cars in Christchurch in the twelve months, ended March 31st last numbered 112 l out of the total ot 5089 articles ot ;■ , all descriptions found in the cars. Purses and peggy-bags contributed 49» to the grand total, and there were 44i parcels, 314 pairs of gloves, and 269 single gloves. Attache cases numbered 416, brip’f Hags 115, and handbags 236. Passengers forgot 45 suit cases, 53 teun racquets, and absent-minded mothe:; lost the run of three pushchairs.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1931, Page 5
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